ALSO, YOU MAY NEED MORE ELECTRICAL SERVICE COMING INTO THE HOUSE. REMEMBER, YOU ARE GOING TO HAVE LIGHTS, TVS (AND SUCH), AND WHO-KNOWS-WHAT-ELSE IN YOUR NEW ROOM, AND YOU'RE GONNA NEED MORE POWER (AS SCOTTY WOULD SAY.) IF YOU SERVICE IS 'MAXED OUT', IT WILL NEED AN UPGRADE. ALSO, YOU'RE GOING TO BE HEATING AND COOLING MORE SPACE TOO. YOU MAY NEED ALTERNATE 'SOLUTIONS' TO DO THIS IF YOUR CURRENT SYSTEM IS UNDERSIZED (TO BEGIN WITH) OR AT ITS OPERATIONAL MAXIMUM. PLUS, AS LDOYLE SAID, YOU'RE GONNA NEED MORE SUPPORT.

MY SUGGESTION IS TO SPEND SOME $$$ AND HIRE AN ARCHITECT. IF THEY NEED TO CTC A STRUCTURAL ENGINEER, THEY'LL DO THAT. THE 'THINGS' THAT AN ARCHITECT DOES, IN ADDITION TO HELPING YOU 'DESIGN' YOUR ROOM, ARE THOSE TYPES OF 'THINGS' THAT I MENTIONED THAT YOU PROBABLY DIDN'T THINK OF, AND MORE! IT WON'T COST THAT MUCH SINCE ATTIC RENOVATIONS ARE FAIRLY COMMON FOR THEM. THERE ARE 'STANDARD' THINGS THEY DO WHEN THEY'RE HIRED FOR SUCH A JOB.

AND LASTLY, YOU'LL PROBABLY NEED A FEW MUNICIPAL PERMITS AND INSPECTIONS. THEY'RE FOR GOOD REASON, ESPECIALLY WHEN IT COMES TO EGRESS AND OTHER HAZARDS ASSOCIATED W/AN ATTIC 'ENVIRONMENT'. SO HIRE SOMEONE WHO KNOWS WHAT THEY'RE DOING.

OH, AND LASTLY, PLEASE AVOID USING CAPITAL LETTERS IN YOUR POST(S). IT'S LIKE 'SHOUTING', AND DOESN'T GET ANYONE ANY MORE ATTENTION THAN THE OTHER GUY/GAL. I'LL ASSUME YOU HAVE VISION TROUBLES SO I USED CAPS, IN WHICH CASE, I'M SORRY (IN ADVANCE) FOR SAYING YOU'RE 'SHOUTING'.